Tonight we have a heady dose of americana and alt-country at The Castle for The Thursday Night Music Club courtesy of Blind River Scare
24.04.2025 09:24 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@gig-monkey.bsky.social
Beer seller (Moor Beer Co), music promoter (SoP Live) & festival runner (The Swindon Shuffle, Swinterfest, My Dads Bigger Than Your Dad). Father of 4. No spare time.
Tonight we have a heady dose of americana and alt-country at The Castle for The Thursday Night Music Club courtesy of Blind River Scare
24.04.2025 09:24 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0All set for tonight... just waiting on the talent.
Food smells good too
Got this beauty of a gig tonight at The Castle. Brilliant Gypsy, Celtic and Eastern European tinged Jazz with a hint of Tango.. and i dont mean the orange drink.
06.03.2025 10:56 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Ok.. now I'm invested in this project...
27.02.2025 22:22 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I could do this every night...
27.02.2025 22:21 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0We did....
27.02.2025 22:09 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Looking forward to this one tonight. The new venue is shaping up really nicely
27.02.2025 11:09 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0So... Neil Young is playing in Ireland this year... no sign of UK dates...
Soooo... should I?
Must stop nerding out on Andor trailers...
26.02.2025 20:25 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Running a pub quiz tonight, then running and engineering live music tomorrow night.... variety is indeed the spice of life
26.02.2025 20:24 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Mental Rot; New I See OrangeΒ Single
Hold on tight, the new single from I See Orange, Mental Rot embodies everything I love about this Swindon grunge trio, and takes no prisonersβ¦.. If there are few bands on the local circuit to have turned my head and caused me to wallow in self-pity that I sorelyβ¦
Well, this has been a thoroughly miserable day so far. But hurrah , it's a gig night tonight! Music to the rescue as always.
13.02.2025 16:33 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Heading home from London and once again the Swansea service is half the size it should be. But captain sneaky strikes again and I have a seat...
12.02.2025 20:00 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Back in the nations capital today. Some great pubs on the agenda.
12.02.2025 13:23 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Had to pick up an amp we used for Swinterfest from the Beehive. Been rude not to have a pint. I love this pub.
05.02.2025 18:32 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Child 3 continues what is looking likely to be his annus mirabilis by following his unconditional top choice University offer by sailing his practical driving test at the first attempt...
23.01.2025 23:23 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0This latest season of the USA is a cracker, although a bit far-fetched. Blatantly heading towards next season being a mental dystopian nightmare storyline.
Oh, hang on... what, it's real life? Seriously?
As good as Timothee Chalamet is as Dylan in A Complete Unknown, Edward Norton as Pete Seeger steals it. Brilliant performance.
22.01.2025 15:53 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A Complete Unknown, the Bob Dylan movie, is most excellent...
18.01.2025 23:28 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I so identify with this right now.
16.01.2025 10:07 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Have to say, I properly enjoyed Star Wars Skeleton Crew... it really took me back to the days I first got into the original trilogy and would play Star Wars for hours at a time with my friends
16.01.2025 10:06 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Dry January can still take a long walk...
14.01.2025 16:42 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0And now so do I...
14.01.2025 15:28 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Child 3 just got an unconditional Uni offer to his top choice.... so pleased for him. He has worked his little socks off and totally deserves it.
10.01.2025 19:50 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Pahahaha!!!! Fits with my post yesterday...
10.01.2025 10:57 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Ok... how have I missed Magnolia Electric Co up to now??? Judging by the song Almost Good Enough they could be a band tailor made for me....
Time for a deep catalogue dive
Speaking as someone in the brewing trade.... dry January can do one...
09.01.2025 21:07 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Just passing through Wood Lane, forever etched in my memory as where you posted things to kids BBC shows...
09.01.2025 12:24 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0First day in London of the year... and some decent meetings as well. Hoping for a strong start to the year....
09.01.2025 12:10 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0This week is dragging already...
07.01.2025 18:24 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0